turn up

verb

Definition of turn upnext
1
as in to appear
to come into view my missing car keys turned up just in time

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Relevance

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2
as in to arrive
to get to a destination when do you think our guests will turn up?

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3
as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort it took days to turn up the original documents

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of turn up This week, Troye Sivan makes a sultry request to his lover on a house track, Dawn Richard pivots to 2-step garage on a hypnotic banger, and Remi Wolf turns up the heat on a jangly highlight from her new album. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026 Some observers may question why Riyadh has turned up the heat now. — Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 According to Chacón, nothing quite like the Romaní club has turned up anywhere. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026 Elsewhere, Christina Naslund, a Radio City Rockette, turned up in her friend’s Knicks tee. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn up
  1. appear
  2. arrive
  3. find
  4. show
  5. come
  6. learn
  7. unfold
  8. get in
Verb
  • If a message appears to come from the boss but something feels off, Cranor said, workers should verify it through another channel before responding.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Following his speech, the video of Parton played and the beloved icon appeared on screen, as brilliant as ever.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of appear
Verb
  • In the 1980s, when Parisian fashion was all power shoulders and cinched waists, a group of Japanese designers arrived with black clothes, asymmetry, holes and new silhouettes.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But when Gizelle Bryant and Ashley arrive to check in, the missing wedding ring doesn’t escape their notice.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrive
Verb
  • The story centers on two ex-lovers who come back into each other’s lives after spending decades apart, only to find old feelings stirring with messy and mixed results.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Hall found that forecasting future consumer spending is virtually impossible.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of find
Verb
  • But a few months later, at her 18-month appointment, the standard graph that plotted a child’s weight against their age showed her weight slipping off the curve.
    — Raj Panjabi, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Two innings later, the Dodgers took the lead again, rewarded for hard contact as the Brewers’ defense showed its first signs of sloppy play.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of show
Verb
  • Monday's attack came a day after a Russian drone struck the village of Pisochyn in the Kharkiv district, killing three people and injuring nine others, including children, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Most people come here for the ever-evolving menu of house cocktails.
    — Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of come
Verb
  • Saving the lives of animals while juggling love and hardship, Kate must learn to heal herself along the way.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • McKinsey was about learning and always being curious and solving problems.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of learn
Verb
  • Confusion appears to be a recurring theme surrounding Pike’s botched execution, and that is evident in the events that unfolded thereafter.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The mood in the Commanders’ booth was a little different as Bram Weinstein and analyst London Fletcher couldn’t believe what was unfolding in front of their eyes.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of unfold
Verb
  • In the book, Cathy is essentially setting up two boys to get in trouble.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Fanatics Sportsbook is offering you a chance to get in on the game with promo code FOXNEWS350 to earn $350 in FanCash off of a $20 wager.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of get in

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“Turn up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20up. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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